I am no espresso connoseur..but I do know that a good espresso bean should not be oily or too dark a roast as it usually brings bitterness. When I opened the can I immediately say that the beans are oily, which is ideally not the kind of bean I want to put through my Brera automatic espresso machine. I will probably use this coffee to brew a stronger drip coffee with some other lighten blends and give it a shot. But I will stay with the italian espresso dry coffee beans to feed my beautiful machine.